it turns out that the short-lived "Firefly" was Perry DeHavilland's favorite TV show ever, I suppose because of the free market philosophy that Tim Minear somehow sneaked into it, so he was delighted to meet Tim. (Who was surprised to hear Perry remark on how "politically sound" the show was: "Not many people picked up on that.")

I'm glad I watched Firefly before learning that it is a vessel of "political soundness." Yuck.

Ah, TM. So clever, so mean. So funny! Imagine the witty repartee that must have been flying back and forth like arrows in that room -- I'm picturing a panel discussion that ended up looking like the finale of "Hero" ;)

[Aside: Some of the blogs linked off that article's page are kinda "yikes!". Guess that's what I get for sneaking a peak in 'red' territory...]